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Quad remix



No, this ain't my review because despite trolling through Toronto's biggest
record stores tonight I can't find the new Quad on the shelves. Why is there
an "iron law" of the international record business which dictates that these
new Who remixes have to be released in the States weeks or at least days
before we get to see them... But I'm writing this because I'm astonished at
the variety of responses the new record has evoked amongst those who have
heard it. Some say it's "Riker", others say the sound quality is superb;
some say the guitars are buried on numerous tracks, others say the guitars
have been brought forward; some say the drums are straightforward, others
say they are magnificent. De gustibus non est disputandum, to be sure...
I'll offer my own opinion in due course but one thing I'm sure of is that
this version, as great or ill as it may be, can't change the original Quad.
Those who loved it before, like Mark, will still love it, and I suspect that
those who (like myself) think Quad was the beginning of a long slide for The
Who will not be swayed by this version....Gary M.